This is a tremendous opportunity

A tremendous opportunity for a world-class Agriculture and Food Hub adjacent to the City of Toronto is a distinct possibility.

Our vision for this Hub includes sustainable poly-cultural demonstration farms that help conserve our natural agricultural heritage and encourage Canadians to gain a better understanding and respect for food, farming and ecology.

The Agriculture Hub will provide education, offer engaging farm experiences, help support a vibrant farming community in the Park, and promote the long term use and preservation of the land. This Discovery Hub will actively connect the future with the past, the city with the farm, and personal with communal well-being. Contribute your thoughts to the Park’s 2014 Survey »

What is happening

For decades, many people have been trying to preserve the historic, unique, and beautiful Rouge Park from suburban development. Now, our governments are creating Canada’s first National Urban Park located conveniently on the eastern edge of Toronto.

This free park will have the usual National Park amenities. The difference is that more than 70% of the park's area (over 100 farms) will continue to be farmed.

They could remain as ordinary corn and soy cash crops; or they could become a model of working, demonstration and research farms interspersed with food education, storage, and processing facilities.